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Ivy League Anonymous: Great Awokening and Campus Radicals — #64

Jul 18, 2024
The podcast discusses campus protests, the influence of wealthy donors on Ivy League universities, political engagement in STEM programs, the evolution of academic ideologies, challenges of gender imbalance in STEM fields, and differences in woke perspectives across countries.
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  • STEM and humanities reflect ideological divides on campus.
  • Criticism of Israel sparks debates on anti-Semitism and academic freedom.

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Conservative Professors and Campus Politics

Conservative professors facing tenure challenges have sparked discussions on campus politics. An anonymous STEM PhD student shed light on the current university situation, particularly at Ivy League schools. The podcast highlighted the disconnect between online discourse and actual campus sentiments, with a focus on recent protests around Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.

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